Feral Fabric Story Quilts
Feral Fabric Story Quilts
with individuals experiencing homelessness, their communities, and local shelters
2020-2022
Feral Fabric led participatory workshops at camps and shelters, making elements that became the basis for a series of story quilts in support of housing rights
Feral Fabric also distributed Sew & Mend Kits and other materials around the Bay Area during covid lockdown. The kits contained everything recipients needed to make a craft project during isolation, and doubled as tools to repair clothes, tents, or anything else made of fabric.
Feral Fabric also distributed Sew & Mend Kits and other materials around the Bay Area during covid lockdown. The kits contained everything recipients needed to make a craft project during isolation, and doubled as tools to repair clothes, tents, or anything else made of fabric.
The Story Quilt project’s final exhibition of quilt tops and related work was shown in the windows of Pro Arts Gallery in downtown Oakland, which at the time was also functioning as a covid testing center.
1. Untitled (Story Quilt 1). South County Homeless Project, Hayward. 2020-2022. Mixed textile media. Approx 305 x 366 cm (10 x 12’)
2. Untitled (Story Quilt 2). Here/There Camp, Berkeley / Oakland. 2020-2022. Mixed textile media.Approx 62 x 90 cm (24 x 36”)
3. Untitled (Story Quilt 3). Women’s Daily Drop-In Center, Berkeley. 2020-2022. Mixed textile media. Approx 60 x 60 cm (24 x 24”)
2. Untitled (Story Quilt 2). Here/There Camp, Berkeley / Oakland. 2020-2022. Mixed textile media.Approx 62 x 90 cm (24 x 36”)
3. Untitled (Story Quilt 3). Women’s Daily Drop-In Center, Berkeley. 2020-2022. Mixed textile media. Approx 60 x 60 cm (24 x 24”)
4-6. Workshop documentation
7. In Solidarity flag. Mixed Textile media. 2022. Approximately 24 x 24" (60 x 60 cm)
8. Kit distribution in Oakland 2021. Hosted by partner Punks with Lunch.
9. Untitled (Housing Is a Human Right Tarp). 2022. Industrial tarp. 305 x 366 cm (10 x 12’)
7. In Solidarity flag. Mixed Textile media. 2022. Approximately 24 x 24" (60 x 60 cm)
8. Kit distribution in Oakland 2021. Hosted by partner Punks with Lunch.
9. Untitled (Housing Is a Human Right Tarp). 2022. Industrial tarp. 305 x 366 cm (10 x 12’)
10-12. Installation at ProArts Gallery, Oakland. 2022 (detail, interior & exterior view)
13. Workshop Flyer
14. Drawing made at South County Homeless Project, Hayward. 2020
15-18. Sew & Mend DIY Kit. Kits contained a mix of fabrics, sewing materials, glue, and sew/mend instructions booklet with a poster printed on the back.
13. Workshop Flyer
14. Drawing made at South County Homeless Project, Hayward. 2020
15-18. Sew & Mend DIY Kit. Kits contained a mix of fabrics, sewing materials, glue, and sew/mend instructions booklet with a poster printed on the back.
17. Untitled (canvas patch) The kits also included a large screen-printed patch (approx 14” square) advocating for housing rights
19. Workshop documentation
19. Workshop documentation
Project partners:
Womens Daytime Drop-In Center Berkeley, South Country Homeless Project Hayward, Here/There Camp Berkeley.
Distribution partners: West Oakland Punks with Lunch, The Village Free Store, Building Opportunities for Self Sufficiency Family Homeless Shelter in Berkeley, and Raphael House Family Homeless Shelter, San Francisco.
Sewing Volunteers: Maureen O’Neill, Morgan Baxter, and Rosemary Sallee.
Material donations: Social Justice Sewing Academy.
Funded via Kickstarter and an Artist Grant from the City of Berkeley
Womens Daytime Drop-In Center Berkeley, South Country Homeless Project Hayward, Here/There Camp Berkeley.
Distribution partners: West Oakland Punks with Lunch, The Village Free Store, Building Opportunities for Self Sufficiency Family Homeless Shelter in Berkeley, and Raphael House Family Homeless Shelter, San Francisco.
Sewing Volunteers: Maureen O’Neill, Morgan Baxter, and Rosemary Sallee.
Material donations: Social Justice Sewing Academy.
Funded via Kickstarter and an Artist Grant from the City of Berkeley
Feral Fabric (with Amanda Walters)